Hamlet

Character Guide:

The Angst-ridden bookened to the ballet, Hamlet's descent into madness is an energetic fit of motion, with tempestuous choreography full of leaps and spins. Also requiring a strong acting ability, Hamlet is an all-round challenge for any dancer who takes on the role.

The only figure to dance solo, Hamlet is as such the only figure without a romantic partner to bounce off and react to. The emotion from this character comes purely from within: despair at his father's death, fear that he will not be able to avenge him, and the confusion over whether it is ethically sound to do so.

His lack of a partner also provides Hamlet with a striking contrast to the rest of the figures in the ballet, drawing attention to the despair of a character alone, without someone else to confide in, find solace in, and share with. Coming both before Petruchio and Kate, and after Romeo and Juliet, two of the most loving relationships presented here, simply serves to highlight this emptiness of this lone figure all the more.

Character Guide:

The Angst-ridden bookened to the ballet, Hamlet's descent into madness is an energetic fit of motion, with tempestuous choreography full of leaps and spins. Also requiring a strong acting ability, Hamlet is an all-round challenge for any dancer who takes on the role.

The only figure to dance solo, Hamlet is as such the only figure without a romantic partner to bounce off and react to. The emotion from this character comes purely from within: despair at his father's death, fear that he will not be able to avenge him, and the confusion over whether it is ethically sound to do so.

His lack of a partner also provides Hamlet with a striking contrast to the rest of the figures in the ballet, drawing attention to the despair of a character alone, without someone else to confide in, find solace in, and share with. Coming both before Petruchio and Kate, and after Romeo and Juliet, two of the most loving relationships presented here, simply serves to highlight this emptiness of this lone figure all the more.